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A Houston grand jury investigating undercover footage of Planned Parenthood found no wrongdoing Monday by the abortion provider but instead indicted anti-abortion activists involved in making the videos that provoked outrage among Republican leaders nationwide, the AP reports. David Daleiden, founder of the Center for Medical Progress, was indicted on a felony charge of tampering with a governmental record and a misdemeanor count related to purchasing human organs. Another activist, Sandra Merritt, was also indicted on a charge of tampering with a governmental record. Harris County District Attorney Devon Anderson didn't specify what record or records were allegedly tampered with in a statement announcing the indictment.

"We were called upon to investigate allegations of criminal conduct by Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast," Anderson says. "As I stated at the outset of this investigation, we must go where the evidence leads us." The Center for Medical Progress is the anti-abortion group that released covertly shot videos of Planned Parenthood officials discussing the sale of aborted fetuses for research. A phone message left with the group wasn't immediately returned. Planned Parenthood officials swiftly hailed the indictment as just. "This is absolutely great news because it is a demonstration of what Planned Parenthood has said from the very beginning, we follow every law and regulation and these anti-abortion activists broke multiple laws to try and spread lies," says spokeswoman Rochelle Tafolla of Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast.

i think people should have choices. Abortion is one of them, for a number of reasons. People against it aren't thinking it through and aren't wrapped to tightly, but busting someone for making a film against abortion is as crazy as a new law that will make the work of animal activists even more difficult. A bill that would prevent the creation of animal torture videos would make it illegal for animal advocates to record and expose animal cruelty. If they can no longer use those recordings, their chances of prosecuting those who harm animals will decrease significantly. FIGHT THESE LAWS. Please sign the petition. The moronic "authorities" think banning activists from filming and publicizing the problem will make it "disappear". https://www.change.org/p/alec-american-legislative-exchange-council-exposing-animal-abuse-is-not-a-crime

Lefty_Libby

Jan 26, 2016 9:42 PM CST

oopsy

K.C.

Jan 26, 2016 6:13 PM CST

Please read today's treatise by Matt Walsh in the website, "The Blaze". You will find everything true that you need to know regarding this issue.